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Warren James’ Johnny Cash Songbook

Between now and the new year we have a few more concerts coming up – but first I wish to make you aware of this SPECIAL EVENT for your diaries. Warren James’ Johnny Cash Songbook is coming for a post Christmas / pre-New Year special in Solihull, West Midlands on Sunday 28 December, 2025 at…

The Jake Leg Jug Band & Warren James Newsletter…

This is our combined newsletter for The Jake Leg Jug Band and for Warren James. We are delighted to announce some WARM NEWS that will get us through the chilly winter months – but – we will all be returning to the Bude Jazz Festival in 2026.  It will be the 10th year for The…

Warren James’ Lonesome Travellers

Greetings to you all We’re almost into the final stages of 2025 and all of us are now finalising our 2026 diaries and starting to take bookings for 2027 – a sure sign that live music continues to have popularity – but it’s not a time to assume support is not still needed because it…

The Jake Leg Jug Band / Warren James

After a summer of many sell-out gigs and great success at festivals, from the top of the UK to the most southern points The Jake Leg Jug Band are delighted to already have a busy diary for 2026 – with more dates being added all of the time and the hope of making our European…

Made the News in my Hometown of Warrington, Lancs!

Read the article here: https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/25371060.warrington-musician-pays-tribute-ozzy-osbourne-festival/https://www.darlingtonjazz.co.uk/venue.html Saturday 9th August, I shall be with Baby Jools & The Jazzaholics at Darlington New Orleans Club at held at St. Augustine’s Parish Centre, Darlington! Sunday evening, from 6 pm, I will be performing with my Rock ‘n’ Roll Duo at The Dog & Partridge, Marchington, nr. Uttoxeter – all…

The Jake Leg Jug Band / Warren James Summer Tour Dates

You are receiving this update because you signed up to them at a gig – I hope that we will all meet again soon at a concert this summer – if you no longer want to receive them, then you can unsubscribe at the bottom – but that would be a real shame as live…

Jug Bands… and more

Hi folks, as normal you can see all of the gigs for The Jake Leg Jug Band by clicking here – we have been so so busy of late preparing for our new live album to come out – great reviews already coming in from roots music publications… Purchase yours by visiting our shop here…

Gigs March to MAY: Jake Leg Jug Band / Warren James

Hi everyone, It’s amazing how we’ve almost reached the first quarter of the year. The next 3 months are listed below – I hope we’ll see you at a venue along that old dusty road. Warren James FEBRUARY 2025 Wed 19 – Stoke on Trent, St Lawrence’s Church, Biddulph – The Jake Leg Jug Band -…

Happy Musical New Year 2025

Hi all, Warren James here, I would like to wish you all a very happy new year – whether you are following The Jake Leg Jug Band, The Lonnie Donegan Story, or the Warren James’ Lonesome Travellers. We have enjoyed very much being among the hardest working bands of 2024 and I end the year…

Gig List December 2024

The Jake Leg Jug Band / Warren James / And All Associated Performances FIRSTLY – thank you to everyone who showed support for live music in 2024 – to everyone who bought a ticket and paid to come into any venue that we performed at – OUR SINCERE THANKS! It’s hard to think that it’s…

Gig Listing- Nov 2024

|Find below the official gig listing that you asked us to keep you up to date with: Warren James, The Jake Leg Jug Band, The Lonnie Donegan Story, Hit Parade Heroes, Baby Jools & The Jazzaholics. A few highlights coming up include London, Hampshire and Somerset: The Lonnie Donegan Story at The Green Note, Camden…

Jug Band / Skiffle and Jazz Oct’24 Update

Hi everyone, so as usual, you are receiving this newsletter because you’ve met us at a gig with eitherThe Jake Leg Jug BandThe Heroes of SkiffleThe Lonnie Donegan StoryHit Parade Heroesor even possibly Baby Jools & The Jazzaholics Find below our October listings combining all gigs for each band this month! No time to tell…

Currently on tour with…

Book any of these great shows for your venue by contact: WarrenJamesMedia@Gmail.com Shows promising you all Jazz – Ragtime – Gospel – Blues – Rock ‘n’ Roll – Skiffle – Jug Band and Country with awesome swinging tunes….

Gig List – September 2024

Firstly, my apologise for being a little late with this months updates for The Jake Leg Jug Band and the various Warren James band -the month has been one of our most hectic yet with shows, festivals and so many long jouneys up and down the UK. At Bude Jazz Festival, which is now our…

Aug’24 Jake Leg Jug Band / Warren James

Happy summer from The Jake Leg Jug Band, from myself and the various shows that I host – Hit Parade Heroes, The Lonnie Donegan Story as well as everyone in the Skiffle Group. As you signed up to our news letter in order to keep a close eye on us, so, I am happy to…

Jake Leg Jug Band / Warren James

Hi everyone, just keeping you up to date of our whereabouts as you requested when you originally signed up to our newsletter at a live gig! The Jake Leg Jug Band forthcoming tour dates for July are listed first then you will find my own personal dates for The Hit Parade Heroes, The Lonnie Donegan…

The Jake Leg Jug Band / Warren James

June gig update for The Jake Leg Jug Band and Warren James’ Hit Parade heroes / The Lonnie Donegan Story and Baby Jools and The Jazzaholics. So far The Jake Leg Jug Band have 97 dates from January to the end of 2024 – those dates are rising! FRI 31 MAY 2024      PEBBLES…

Gospel, Jug Bands, Lonnie & Jazz

It would appear that the Jake Leg Jug Band gospel shows have been fantastically received with very enthusiastic crowds and more and more venues being added, many of them at churches around the country Our new CD release, Some Glad Morning, is selling remarkably already – you can get yours here if you haven’t already…

Warren James – another folkin’ month of Jugs & Skiffle

I have a nice busy month ahead of me with concert in all four corners of the job centre. I’ll be as far south as Cornwall and as far north as Edinburgh and travelling east and west for Filey and Manchester. Also, I will support to the folk rock band Merry Hell at Filey Folk…

May – Jake Leg Jug Band

EXCITING NEWS EVERYONE – our 9th studio album SOME GLAD MORNING is out to purchase on GREEN BULLET RECORDS Simply click here to order your copy The album launch will take place this coming Sunday, 5th May, at Filey Methodist Church at 2pm. With a busy month ahead of us, we look forward to seeing…

Jake Leg Jug Band on WhatsApp

Greetings everyone – of course, you already know that you are receiving this email because you joined The Jake Leg Jug Band mailing list at a live gig. We are delighted to announce the launch of  our new WhatsApp channel for the Jake Leg Jug Band. A new, easy, and very secure way of receiving…

The Jake Leg Jug Band on WhatsApp

Greetings everyone – of course, you already know that you are receiving this email because you joined The Jake Leg Jug Band mailing list at a live gig. We are delighted to announce the launch of  our new WhatsApp channel for the Jake Leg Jug Band. A new, easy, and very secure way of receiving…

My April Gig Guide

I’m delighted to announce my gigs for this month with The Jake Leg Jug Band, The Hit Parade Heroes, The Lonnie Donegan Story and Baby Jools & The Jazzaholics – plug a guest appearance with The Liam Ward Blues Band… All details can be found at http://www.WarrenJamesGuitar.com

Jake Leg Jug Band – April Update

I know what you’re thinking… Why didn’t I just send The Jake Leg Jug Band’s April update on Monday 1st April?… Well, I just knew that you wouldn’t believe me! Having completed the first quarter of 2024 so quickly, we now move into the next and with it comes brighter nights and hopefully finer weather…

March Gig Update

Hello roots music fans everywhere, be you a fan of jazz, blues, folk, country or good ol’ rock ‘n’ roll. May I start by congratulating you all on keeping live music ALIVE and booming everywhere you go and thank you for being YOU… The people who leave the house, who come out and who enjoy…

Jake Leg Jug Band – March Update

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to join either The Jake Leg Jug Band, a Warren James show or The Liam Ward Band mailing list at a live performance! You probably subscribed to win a free CD, or you may have been tipsy when you did it! To unsubscribe, go to the bottom…

Lonnie Donegan & Jake Leg Jug Band News

You are receiving this email because you subscribed to join The Jake Leg Jug Band, the Warren James or the Liam Ward mailing list at a live performance! You probably subscribed to win a free CD! You may have been tipsy when you did it! To unsubscribe then go to the bottom of the page…

Warren James concerts – February 2024

Please find below, my personal appearance schedule for Warren James appearing with the following shows: The Jake Leg Jug Band – Baby Jools & The Jazzaholics – The Lonnie Donegan Story – The Hit Parade HeroesThe Story of Skiffle – Walk on Back to Happiness and COMING SOON ** The Johnny Cash Songbook ** FEBRUARY…

Click Here – Jake Leg Jug Band – February 2024

Hi there, Warren here from The Jake Leg Jug Band. So that is month one completed, and we survived it. The Jakes are delighted to announce that our new album is almost finished, it is now in the finishing touches stage – an album of 20s and 30s gospel songs, all performed in the wonderful…

Click here – Warren James gig – January 2024

Kicking off this New Years Eve with two shows! The first is in Uttoxeter and then we sprint across the Midlands to Moseley, Birmingham… Then everything goes mad with a very busy January with my brethren of The Jake Leg Jug Band, The Lonnie Donegan Story (now in it’s second sell-out year) as well as…